John C. Compton

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkb:American_Physical_Society
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Bishop,_California
gptkbp:born September 15, 1910
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Los_Angeles,_California
gptkbp:died June 15, 1998
gptkbp:employees gptkb:University_of_California,_Los_Angeles
gptkbp:field Astrophysics
Electromagnetism
Particle physics
Physics
Relativity
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label John C. Compton
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Julian_Schwinger
gptkb:Leonard_Susskind
gptkb:Richard_Feynman
gptkb:Steven_Weinberg
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Arthur_H._Compton
gptkbp:knownFor Contributions to physics
Compton_effect
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Robert_F._Christy
gptkb:David_W._K._Yeager
gptkb:William_A._Fowler
gptkbp:researchContribution gptkb:Electroweak_theory
gptkb:Quantum_field_theory
gptkb:Quantum_chromodynamics
Cosmology
High-energy physics
Theoretical physics
Nuclear reactions
String theory
Cosmic microwave background radiation
Superconductivity
X-ray scattering
Experimental physics
Particle interactions
Astrophysical phenomena
Gravitational waves
Photon scattering
Radiation physics
Dark energy research
Dark matter research
Astrophysical jets
Higgs boson research
Quantum_optics
Quantum_entanglement
Quantum_gravity
Astroparticle_physics
Neutrino_physics
gptkbp:researchFocus Nuclear physics
Cosmic rays
Quantum_mechanics
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Margaret_Compton